Lawmakers voted Tuesday to postpone the filing deadline for congressional candidates for next year’s midterm elections, as Republican lawmakers scramble to buy time during which they hope the Utah Supreme Court will reinstate congressional boundaries favoring Republicans in place of a court-ordered map that could yield a Democratic seat.

The move to delay the deadlines will give lawmakers roughly two months to appeal a Utah district court judge’s ruling and marks the latest twist in an 18-month legal battle at a time when Republicans and Democrats are nationwide are redrawing maps and clawing for every advantage ahead of the 2026 midterms that will determine who controls the U.S. House of Representatives.

Additionally, Republican lawmakers passed a resolution condemning the Utah Suprem

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